Scottish Evidence Law Essentials

James Chalmers (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

160 Seiten

2021 | 5th edition
Edinburgh University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4744-6127-6 (ISBN)

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A handy student guide to the Scots law of evidence. This new edition has been updated with the latest case law and the latest legislation, including the Double Jeopardy (Scotland) Act 2014, the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 and the Vulnerable Witnesses (Criminal Evidence) (Scotland) Act 2014.

Discover how the law of evidence operates within Scotland, and in the larger context of UK and European laws of evidence. This new edition has been updated with the latest case law and the latest legislation, including the Double Jeopardy (Scotland) Act 2014, the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 and changes made to the law on vulnerable witnesses by the Vulnerable Witnesses (Criminal Evidence) (Scotland) Act 2014. Helpful student features include Essential Facts and Essential Cases for each chapter.

James Chalmers is Regius Professor of Law at the University of Glasgow. He is the co-author of Walker and Walker: The Law of Evidence in Scotland (4th edition, 2015).

Table of Cases

Table of Statutes

Introduction and Overview
Burdens and Standards of Proof
Presumptions
Sufficiency of Evidence: the Corroboration Rule
The Rule Against Hearsay
The 'Best Evidence Rule
Confessions and Statements Against Interest
Improperly Obtained Real and Documentary Evidence
Character and Collateral Evidence
Privilege
Opinion Evidence
Judicial Knowledge
Judicial Admissions
Res Judicata
Specialities of Witnesses
The Conduct of a Trial or Proof

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	08.02.2021
Reihe/Serie	Edinburgh Law Essentials
Verlagsort	Edinburgh
Sprache	englisch
Maße	138 x 216 mm
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie
	Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Strafverfahrensrecht
ISBN-10	1-4744-6127-1 / 1474461271
ISBN-13	978-1-4744-6127-6 / 9781474461276
Zustand	Neuware